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Both Israel and Hamas have signaled some openness to an agreement, even as uncertainty remains over whether a deal can be reached in practice.

Moran Stella Yanai was abducted on Oct. 7 and was sure that her life “would end,” she said.

The vote Sunday pits a female Jewish engineer against an Indigenous female tech entrepreneur and a millennial congressman.

While more bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights were introduced in U.S. state legislatures, other countries expanded marriage rights for same-sex couples.

After 47 days of elections, Indians will get a new Parliament that the Bharatiya Janata Party is still expected to dominate.

Israeli forces have “completed their mission” in Gaza’s Jabalya refugee camp, the military said, months after declaring victory there in a previous operation.

The Israeli deal would see the release of hostages, a flood of humanitarian aid and a multi-stage process for a permanent cessation of violence and full IDF withdrawal.

Israel’s military confirmed it is operating in central Rafah. Videos and satellite imagery show forces pushing into populated areas, razing scores of buildings.

The stabbing took place during a far-right event in Mannheim, Germany, to “educate about political Islam.”

After President Biden said that Ukraine could use donated U.S. weapons for limited strikes on targets in Russia, Berlin quickly followed suit.

Opponents of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have accused its supporters of suppressing turnout and intimidating candidates. The BJP denies the allegations.

The election’s real winner, in third place with nearly 12 percent of the vote, was the new MK Party of former president Jacob Zuma, once an ANC stalwart.

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin met his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Singapore to try to prevent miscommunication in the South China Sea and around Taiwan from spiraling into a crisis.

The dramatic shift in U.S. policy comes after Russia’s assault on the city of Kharkiv and a chorus of pressure from European allies.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the strikes overnight Thursday were taken in self-defense and “to prevent further attacks on international shipping.”

TikToker Georgia Godworth says she had no idea she was talking to the world-famous director Baz Luhrmann while doing street interviews in Newtown, Sydney.

Reports of heat-related illnesses and deaths have surged across the country as daytime highs continue to hover around 120 degrees and nights remain over 90.

Some foreign leaders may be holding out for a Trump victory.